What color is #564F8A?

#564F8A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564F8A?

The RGB value is 86, 79, 138: 86 red, 79 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564F8A?

The complementary color is #838A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564F8A color

#564F8A rgb(86, 79, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #564F8A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 31% green and 54.1% blue (86, 79, 138).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#564F8A color codes

HEX	`#564F8A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 79, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 31%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 17.89, -31.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 36.61, 299.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.22, 9.405, 25.264)`
Decimal	`5656458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564F8A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #564F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #564F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564f8a; }
.text { color: #564f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 79 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564f8a, #734f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #564F8A?: #564F8A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564F8A?: The RGB value is 86, 79, 138: 86 red, 79 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564F8A?: The complementary color is #838A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.